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A. BRAKE & R. J. MOKEE. AERATBD WATER FOUNTAIN 0B. ENGINE.

No. 606,873.. Patented June 28,1898.

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after ALFRED BRAKE ROBERTJJAMES MOKEE, OF VELLINGTQN, NEW ZEA- LAND;SAID MCKEE ASSIGNOR TO SAID BRAKE.

AERATEDHWATER FOUNTAIN OR ENGINE.

sri-:cinnamon forming pare of Letters Patent No. 606,373, dated June 2e,189s. Application filed October 28,1897. Serial No. 656,656. (No model.)Patented in New Zealand May 27, 1897, No. 9,569; in

New South Wales Juno 5, 1897, No. 7,522, and in England August6,1897,N0.18,362

To all whom it may concern: 4

Be it kuownthat we, ALFRED BRAKE and ROBERT JAMES MCKEE, subjects oftheQueen of Great Britain, and residents of 54' Lambton Quay, Wellington,inthe Colony of New Zealand, have inventedA certain new and yusefulImprovements in Aerated-Water Fountains or Engines, of which thefollowing is a specification. The invention has been patented in NewZealand, No. 9,569, dated May 27, 1897; in New South lVales, No. 7,522,dated June', 1897, and in Great Britain, No. 18,362, dated August 6,1897.

This invention relates to fountains or en'- `afines used for drawing offaerated water and its object is to provide a fountain whereby aeratedwater may be drawn from bulk and delivered into a glass tumbler or otherreceptacle in such a manner that it will retain a highly efervescing andsparkling condition and whereby aerated waters of lvarious kinds may bedrawn off or mixed by one operation. It is well known to mineral-watermanufacturers that when aerated waters are drawn from bulk immediatelyinto a tumbler the effervescence is comparatively slight and soon passesoff, leaving the 4liquid flat?j avoid this drawback, it has beenthecustom to draw off the waters into bottles, whence the liquid is pouredinto a glass."

The present invention provides means for4 overcoming the necessity ofbottling aerated water. p

Means are provided for registering the number of glasses of aerated'water which are served by the apparatus.`

In carrying out the invention a column is xed upon the counterl or othersuitable support, and a pipe passing up this column connects an ordinarycylinder or receiver containing aerated water to a chamber branching outof the column. The chamber has an arrangement of valves operated by alever, whereby the top and bottom of the said chamber may be closedwhile aerated water under pressure is admitted, the supply of water cutoff, the gas allowed Ato escape at the top, and then the water drawn offat the bottom after the pressure has been removed. By the same movementof the lever one of a number of syruppumps is operated and the aeratedwateuavored as desired.v V`4The admission of aerated water and gas tothechamber operates a-` recorder to register the number of glasses drawnoff.

In order that the invention may be most easily understood by a skilledperson, reference will be made to the accompanying drawings while givinga description in detail.

Figure 1 is a side View ofthe apparatus, partly in section and thehand-lever curtailed. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same.` Fig. 3 is a frontview of a grid or guide. Fig. et is a part scction showing amodificationof the chamber. Fig. 5 is a cross-section of the chamber online A B, Fig. kl.

Similar reference letters indicate correspending parts throughout theviews.

Making reference to the drawings, the column a is Xed to a counter orother support by means of its flange a and covers a pipe a2, whichconnects any ordinary cylinder or receiver placed below the counter andcontaining aerated water in bulk under pressure to the chamber' b. Ahand-lever c, fulcrumed at c', may be operated to depress spindle b'against the resilience of spring b2. In descending the spindle lwillforce downward the india-rubber washer b3 by means of its collar b andclose the aperture b5 in the divisionplate Z915. The collar b will nowbe pressing upon the bell-crank lever 57 and the rubber valve bs uponits seat at the bottom of the chamber. The llever continuing to descend,the rubber washer b3 will be compressed, valve b9 opened, audspindlel bpass down upon the stem 610 of valve bs, the pin Z911, fixed in spindleZ), sliding in slot D12 of stem bm and allowing this movement. Aeratedwater will enter through the apertures 191.3 and b and hollow valve binto the chamber b, when the pressure of the gas` will operate therecorder p. The lever c maybe made to descend within the centralaperture@l of grid d, Fig. 3, when aerated or sod'a water will be drawnfrom the receiver in a pure state, or it may rst be moved laterally todescend within any of apertures d2, d3, d4, or d5, when one of spindlesc2, c3, c4, or c5, connected to any ordinary IOO IOV

syrup-pump below the counter, will be raised by one of tappets Z2, Z3,Z4, or Z5 and syrup forced through one of nozzles f2, f3, f4, or f5linto a glass placed ready to receive the same. The hand-lever is nowraised, when valve Z)9 will close and compression of Washer Z13 beAremoved. The chamber Z) will noW contain a given quantity of aeratedwater and gas, and the raising` of the lever being continued the gaswill snift through aperture b5 into the upper part of chamber Z9 andthence through orifice Z920 into the atmosphere or into a pipe which maybe provided, if desired, to carry off the gas. The lever is then stillfurther raised until-pin Z211 engages with the top of slot Z912 to raisethe valve ha until the parts assume the positions shown on Fig. l andallow the aerated or soda water to flow through apertures Z916 andnozzle Z117. The Water is thus first relieved of pressure and in suchcondition is mixed with the fiavoring-syrup, already referred to ashaving been pumped into the glass. The cycle of operations is-here givenstep by step, but the Whole action is so rapid that there is nohesitation and the flow of the syrup and soda-water is practicallysimultaneous.

The rubberrwasher b3 is inclosed in a metal washer b21 in order that itmay be forced down upon the plate 515 with sufficient force to preventescape of gas at high pressures.

The valve Z) -is made Water-tight upon its seat by means of a sleeveZ922, of india-rubber or the like, which is slipped upon and shaped tofit the nozzle Z923.

By employing four syrup-pumps, as shown, it is possible to have as manyflavoring-syrups. Thus, soda-Water, ginger-ale, lemonade,gin ger-beer,and pine-apple flavor may be obtained from the same fountain and inrapid succession by a mere lateral movement of the lever to cause it todescend within any of the apertures in grid d. The column c1, to whichlever c is fulcrumed, is fitted revolubly within bracket o8 and guide cto provide for the movementfof the lever to the right or left.

Fig. 4 shows a modification of chamber Z9, where the same is extended toform a mixingchamber Zi. The nozzles f2, f3, f4, and f5 deliver intothis mixing-chamber, and the flavoring-syrup and soda-water flow out ofthe one nozzle Z918 into the glass. The shield h prevents the soda Waterrising Within the nozzles.

The nozzles f2, f3, f4, and f5 have kinks f6 to prevent an excess ofdrip, as it is found that the thick syrups will cling to the nozzles,and thus the various flavors become undesirably mixed unless precautionsare taken to obviate the same. The kinks are formed as near the mouth ofthe nozzles as convenient, in order to have as short a length of pipingto be drained as possible. It will be seen that the portion to bedrained is from the apex of the kink to the mouth, and to assist therapidity of the draining small holes j are provided to admit air. Thedirection of holes is as the syrup has flowed back from the nozzle intothe pump-column 018 a puff of air is forced through the nozzle to clearthe same of syrup dripping from the mouth of the nozzle.

To operate the recorder p, the gas is conducted through a pipe p intothe head of the column 018 or other convenient support. The recorder maybe any Well-known form of multiplying-gear, and, as shown on thedrawings, a ratchet-wheel p2 has one hundred teeth on its periphery anda pin pon its face which engages once every revolution with a Wheelhaving ten teeth to change the figure p4 and record the hundreds.Similarly pins on wheels of figures p4 and p5 operate similar wheels often teeth to change figures p5 and p6 in a wellknown manner. Theratchet-wheel p2 is operated by a pawl p7, which is kept to its work bythe gravity of weight p8 or by a spring and is-jointed to the lever p9.This said lever is fulcrumed at p10 and has an adj ustingscrew p11resting upon a friction-plate p12, attached to diaphragm p13. Thus whenthe chamber Z) is filled thegas lifts the diaphragm by passing alongpipe p', the diaphragm raisesthe lever and pawl, and the ratchet-Wheelis revolved through the space of one tooth, pins p14 regulating the liftof lever p9. The recorder is secured to the column or otherwise closed,so that it cannot be tampered with.

Throughout the description We have shown the recorder p as operated bythe expansion of the gas in the chamber Z) before it is releasedtherefrom; but it is obvious that the pipe p may be connected to theorifice Z920 and the snift of the gas used to operate the recorder.

We prefer to make the parts which come into contact with the liquids ofaluminium,

as this metal is admirably adapted to our purpose since it has littletendency to corrode.

We Wish it to be understood that we have specified herein suchconstructions and materials as we consider preferable, but that we donot confine ourselves to such details, as these may be modified inseveral ways Without exceeding the ambit of the invention and throughoutthis specification the apparatus has been described as being used fordrawing off soda-Water; but it is obvious that it may be used for otheraerated drinks, such as aerated beer.

What'we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is-

l. The improved fountain for aerated Waters under pressure, comprisingthe measuring-chamber, the pipe connection between ICO IIO

said chamber and a suitable receiver,the valve normally closing saidcommunication, the normally open valve controlling the outlet from saidchamber, means for simultaneously operating said valves, an automaticgas-operated recorder and mechanism carried by said pipe connection andconnected with the recorder, said mechanism being operated by the suddenrise in pressure inside the chamber, substantially as described.

2. A fountain or engine for drawing off aerated waters from bulkconsisting of a suitably-supported chamber provided with a spindle`carrying a washer to close an opening at the top and a valve to closethe bottom of the chamber and a collar, a bell-crank lever ad apt.- edto be engaged by said collar, an admissionvalve operated by saidbell-crank and a lever to operate such spindle whereby all the operavably-supported chamber provided with a spin-` dle carrying a Washer toclose an opening at the top and a valve to close the bottom of thechamber and a collar, a bell-crank lever adapted to be engaged by saidcollar, an admissionvalve operated by said bell-crank, a pipe connectionconnecting said chamber with a receiver, a recorder, mechanism connectedwith the recorder and operated by the sudden rise in pressure inside thechamber and a lever to operate the spindle whereby all the operationsare performed by one movement, substantially as and for the purposes setforth herein.

4. A fountain or engine for drawing off aerated waters from bulkconsisting of a suitably-supported chamber provided with a spindlecarrying a washer to close an opening in the top and a valve to closethe bottom of the chamber and a collar, a bell-crank lever adapted to beengaged by said collar to open an admission-valve,pumps for deliveringHaveringsyrups, a lever having a bearing-piece adapted to operate saidspindle and having tappets and a grid to operate said pumps and wherebyall the operations may be performed by one movement, substantially asand for the purposes set forth herein.

5. AA fountain for drawing aerated waters from bulk comprising achamber, a spindle den rise in pressure `.in the chamber, pumps Y fordelivering flavoring-syrups, a rocking lever adapted to operate saidspindle,tappets carried by the pump piston-rods adapt-ed to be engagedby said lever and a grid, substantially as described.

6. In a-fountain adapted to deliver aerated water from astorage-receptacle containing it under gas-pressure, the combinationwith the measuring and delivering chamber having a pipe connection withsuch storage-receptacle, of a` recorder, a diaphragm connected with saidchamber and adapted to be moved by the pressure of the gas on eachoperation of the fountain, and a pawl-and-ratchet connection betweensaid diaphragm and recorder, substantially as described.

7. In an aerated-water fountain, the combination with the water-deliveryapparatus of the syrup-delivery pipes, the delivery-nozzles therefromhaving kinked ends with an airhole in the apex of said kink, and meansfor sending a puff of air through said nozzle, substantially Vasdescribed.

8. A fountain or engine for drawing off aerated waters from bulkconsisting of a suitably-supported chamber provided with a spindlecarrying a washer to close an opening in the top and a valve to closethe bottom of the chamber and a collar,a bell-crank lever adapted to beengaged by said collar, an admissionvalve operated by said bell-crank,pumps for delivering flavoring-syru ps into a mixingchamber, a leveradapted to operate said pumps and spindle and whereby all the operationsmay be performed by one movement, and a grid, substantially as and forthe purposes set forth herein.

In witness whereof lwe have hereunto set our hands this 29th day ofSeptember, 1897.

ALFRED BRAKE. ROBERT JAMES MCKEE. Witnesses:

W. E. I-IUGHEs, E. S. BALDWIN.

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